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As CEO, most everything that Rich O'Connor did had something to do with at least one of the four disciplines on his famed "yellow sheet." Rich never suspected that it would become the blueprint of an employee's plan to destroy the firm. Best selling author Lencioni brings us a fable that focuses on a leader's crucial role in building a healthy organization.

There is a competitive advantage out there, arguably more powerful than any other. Is it superior strategy? Faster innovation? Smarter employees? No, New York Times best-selling author, Patrick Lencioni, argues that the seminal difference between successful companies and mediocre ones has little to do with what they know and how smart they are and more to do with how healthy they are.

"Silos" are organizations' vertical structures—but the word has become synonymous with barriers to workplace effectiveness and connotes deep political infighting. Silos devastate organizations, kill productivity, push good people out the door, and jeopardize the achievement of corporate goals. They cause stress, exasperation, and disappointment by forcing employees to fight bloody, unwinnable battles with people who should be teammates.

In his classic book, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Patrick Lencioni laid out a groundbreaking approach for tackling the perilous group behaviors that destroy teamwork. Here he turns his focus to the individual, revealing the three indispensable virtues of an ideal team player. In The Ideal Team Player, Lencioni tells the story of Jeff Shanley, a leader desperate to save his uncle’s company by restoring its cultural commitment to teamwork. Jeff must crack the code on the virtues that real team players possess, and then build a culture of hiring and development around those virtues.

Researchers now have a clear understanding of the key drivers that make meetings successful. In The Surprising Science of Meetings, Steven G. Rogelberg, researcher and consultant to some of the world's most successful companies, draws from extensive research, analytics and data mining, and survey interviews with over 5,000 employees across a range of industries to share the proven practices and techniques that help managers and employees enhance the quality of their meetings.

Egal ob Tellerwäscher, Investmentbanker oder leitender Angestellter, jede Arbeit kann unglücklich machen. Auch wenn die Karriere noch so gut geplant und den eigenen Interessen und Fähigkeiten entsprechend gewählt wurde, quälen sich viele Menschen jeden Morgen zur Arbeit, um abends noch frustrierter nach Hause zu kommen. Bestseller Autor und Business-Guru Patrick Lencioni erzählt die unvergessliche Geschichte Brian Baileys, eines pensionierten Vorstandsvorsitzenden auf der Suche nach dem Sinn in seiner Arbeit und seinem Leben.

Existe uma vantagem competitiva mais poderosa do que qualquer outra. Não se trata de marketing, finanças, tecnologia nem inteligência ou conhecimento superiores. A diferença entre as empresas bem-sucedidas e as medíocres é a sua saúde organizacional. Neste livro, Lencioni oferece um modelo inovador e acessível para alcançar esse patamar, valendo-se de histórias reais e de lições extraídas de seus vinte anos de experiência prestando consultoria para grandes empresas e instituições americanas.

Desta vez, Lencioni conta a história de Jeff Shanley, que assume o comando da empresa da família em meio a um turbilhão de problemas. Ele acredita que só conseguirá salvar o negócio se consolidar uma cultura empresarial forte de contratação e desenvolvimento de pessoas com base nessas virtudes. Para isso, arrisca-se a perder pessoas talentosas que não sabem trabalhar em grupo e precisa convencer um executivo de que, mesmo sob pressão, não vale a pena admitir profissionais abaixo dos padrões da organização.

Recém-contratada, a CEO Kathryn Petersen precisa gerenciar um grupo de executivos que é desunido a ponto de afetar a empresa inteira. Será́ que ela resolverá os problemas de relacionamento, ou enfrentará resistência e será demitida? Ao longo da historia, o autor oferece instruções claras e diretas para superar os obstáculos que minam o trabalho em grupo: a falta de confiança, o medo de conflitos, a falta de comprometimento, evitar responsabilizar os outros e a falta de atenção aos resultados.

In "Die 5 Dysfunktionen eines Teams" enthüllte Patrick Lencioni die wichtigsten Hindernisse, die die meisten Organisationen daran hindern, auf höchstem Niveau zu arbeiten. Er erläuterte die fünf wichtigsten Dysfunktionen, die in Teams zu finden sind - Fehlendes Vertrauen, Scheu vor Konflikten, Fehlendes Engagement, Scheu vor Verantwortung, Fehlende Ergebnis-Orientierung - und stellte ein Modell für deren Überwindung zur Verfügung.

Auch in diesem Hörbuch befasst sich Patrick Lencioni mit seinem Lieblingsthema: Teamwork. Sie erfahren hier, welche gefährlichen Verhaltensweisen gute Teamarbeit zerstören können und welche drei unverzichtbaren Tugenden, die einen idealen Teamplayer ausmachen. Neben der gewohnt unterhaltsamen und fesselnden Business-Fabel erhalten Sie ein praxisbezogenes und nützliches Framework und anwendbare Tools für die Identifikation, Einstellung und Entwicklung von idealen Teamplayern.